Inventory for UNIX gathers serial numbers

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• Inventory Solution

Issue/Introduction

How does Inventory for UNIX gather serial numbers?

Environment

ITMS 8.x

Inventory Solution 8.x

Resolution

The method used by Inventory for UNIX to gather serial numbers is dependent on the platform.

Linux:

direct access to SMBIOS, if possible.

Solaris: sysinfo() call.

Gathering the serial number on Sun operating-system platforms is difficult, if not impossible. Sun also has a utility called Sneep. 

HP-UX:  uname -i

The "man" pages state that this will: Display the machine identification number (or the node name, if the machine identification number cannot be determined).

Note: Following are related commands used on HP-UX:

HW_Baseboard.SerialNumber

lscfg -vpl <id>

 

HW_Chassis.SerialNumber

lscfg -vpl <id>

 

HW_Storage.SerialNumber

lscfg -vpl <id>

 

HW_CompyterSystem.IdentifyingNumber

lsattr -El sys0 -a systemid                             

 

OS_OperatingSystem.SerialNumber

lsattr -El sys0 -a systemid                             

AIX: uname -u

The "man" pages state that this: Displays the system ID number. If this attribute is not defined, the output is the same as the output displayed by uname -m.